3D Printing Could One Day Help Fix Damaged Cartilage In Knees, Noses And Ears
Athletes, the elderly and others who suffer from injuries and arthritis can lose cartilage and experience a lot of pain. Cartilage is a tissue which has very poor regenerative potential. Researchers are now reporting, however, that they have produced found a way to produce the ârubberyâ the cartilage tissue with 3D bioprinting and human cells and have successfully confirmed it in a in vivo mice model. The development could one day lead to precisely printed implants to heal damaged noses, ears and knees.
Read more: American Chemical Society
– 3D Printing
– 3D Printers
– 3D Bioprinting
– The Future of Medicine
– Regenerative Medicine
Paul Gatenholm, Ph.D.
Wallenberg Wood Science
Center at Chalmers, Sweden
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